Build:Mo/any Glimmering Whispers healer
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This build centers around the Nightfall skill Glimmer of Light, as well as the Factions skill Healing Whisper, to provide a great amount of healing cheaply and quickly. This is a full heal build that uses 5-energy spells for best energy management.
[edit] Attributes and Skills
  Monk / Mesmer |
Attribute Rank |
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| Divine Favor | 10 (+ 1 or + 3) |
| Healing Prayers | 11 + 1 + 3 |
| Inspiration Magic | 10 |
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- Good uses for the optional skill slot:
- Resurrection Chant for quick, Healing Prayers resurrects.
- Dismiss Condition to add condition removal.
[edit] Equipment
- Shepherd's Armor armor, or armor with a full
set of Survivor insignias, for the added health bonus.
- It is advisable to use the highest vigor rune you can afford.
- Two Runes of Attunement for +4 additional energy may also be used.
- A variety of weapons will work well for this build. My
preferred set are as follows:
- The unique wand Dunshek's Purifier & The Stonehart for better healing prayers and faster skill recharge.
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- The unique staff Hahan's Oath for more energy and health.
- Any other weapons/foci linked to the Healing Prayers or Divine Favor attributes will also work for this build, however, I believe the above provide two of the best compliments.
[edit] Usage
This build is centered around the concept of healing as cheaply and quickly as possible, which is why half of the skills are 5-energy skills. The skills used in this build are a selection of the best available from the Prophecies, Factions, and Nightfall campaigns.
- This build is most effective when healing is done at the most
beneficial time.
- Do not heal a party member the moment their health drops.
- Gauge when each party member will gain the greatest benefit from a single healing spell, and heal at that moment.
- Use the healing spell that will heal the right amount. Don't waste a high-volume heal for someone who only needs Orison.
The Nightfall elite spell Glimmer of Light has an extremely short casting time of 1/4 second. Use this to your advantage, as it can provide a large amount of instant healing to a party member in dire circumstances. Combined with the 40% chance to halve recharge time from Dunshek's Purifier and The Stonehart, as well as the recharge bonus from Holy Haste, Glimmer of Light is a truely spammable healing spell.
For the best energy management, use Ether Signet when it will buy you the greatest value. If the situation arises where you can't cast a heal spell due to low energy (4 energy or less), immediately cast Ether Signet. You will get a boost up to 21 or more energy very quickly.
To deal with Spike damage, you should chain one of the other healing spells with Glimmer of Light. After targeting an ally that has received a large amount of damage, cast Healing Whisper or Orison of Healing, immediately followed by Glimmer of Light. Due to Glimmer's short casting time, you can rapidly heal up the target ally (in 1 1/4 seconds, or about 1/2 if Holy Haste is active). Overall healing gained in this way amounts to the following:
- Healing Whisper+Glimmer(+Divine Favor Bonus): 227 health
- Orison+Glimmer(+Divine Favor Bonus): 197 health
- Dwayna's Kiss+Glimmer(+Divine Favor Bonus): 187 health
[edit] Counters
- Broad-scale spike damage to the entire party may still overwhelm this build's healing capabilities.
